Macca, I tend to agree with your post.  Given development cycles, you are right.  APs team would have to get busy in the short term to launch a manual option by the time the .2 variants get finalized for production.  So, it would be only the initial allocation of cars and customer response to gauge interest based on your 12-18 month timeline.

It seems there are plenty of euro buyers who would prefer a manual, but based on what I can glean from the magazines, forums and history with the BMW M5, the most vocal and fervent are the NA folks.  As a percentage the NA market is smaller due to demands worldwide. . . it doesn't bode well for the manual fans.


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